Reception Class
Welcome to our Reception Class Page!
Here you will find regular updates on all the exciting things we've been learning and doing in Reception Class. Each month, we'll share a roundup of topics we’ve been covering, the skills we’ve been developing, and key learning highlights from across the curriculum. You'll also find important dates and information about upcoming events to help keep you in the loop.
We hope you enjoy following our journey and celebrating our achievements with us!
Coming soon...
6th June - Homework Celebration Event
10th June - Thornton Library Visit
16th June - Sports Day
3rd July - Year 1 Transition Day (1 of 2)
8th July - Year 1 Transition Day (2 of 2)
TBC - EYFS Class Trip
EYFS Curriculum Key
Prime Areas
CL - Communication and Language
PD - Physical Development
PSE - Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Specific Areas
L - Literacy
M - Mathematics
UTW - Understanding the World
EAD - Expressive Arts and Design
May 2025 Round-up
Our topic for Summer 1 was 'Amazing Animals' and our little learners have had so much fun learning and playing.
CL - We've been retelling the story What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson, the children were fantastic performing in front of the whole school and their friends and families in our class assembly.
PD - We've enjoyed lots of indoor and outdoor PE lessons, experimenting with moving our bodies like farm, ocean and zoo animals.
PSE - Our discussions taught us that we all have different beliefs and celebrations, what characteristics make a good friend, and how we need to listen to one another.
L - The class are well underway with Phase 4 phonics, reading longer words, compound words and words with suffixes -ing and -ed. You can find a list of Tricky words here: Tricky Words The children have discovered lots of new vocabulary and fun facts reading both fiction and non-fiction texts about animals.
M - EYFS are working on the composition of numbers, we're aiming to know our number bonds to 5 (and some to 10) off by heart.
UTW - I wonder what your child can remember about Mary Anning? The children loved learning about dinosaurs and fossils. We had a video call with Farmer Rachel which helped us learn where our food comes from.
EAD - The children will soon be brining home their amazing clay animal sculptures! They've worked so hard to design, plan and create them.
